Park Forest Plaza

Park Forest Plaza

infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Park Forest Plaza


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location = Park Forest, Illinois, USA
opening_date = 1949
developer = Philip Klutznick
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owner = Village of Park Forest
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Park Forest Plaza was a shopping center located in the planned community of Park Forest, Illinois and opened in 1949. It was developed by Philip M. Klutznick as one of the first major regional shopping centers in the United States and it served as the downtown to the village. The distinctive clock tower in the open courtyard became the symbol of both the shopping center and the village. The grass and tree-lined courtyard gave the center an airy attractiveness which was popular much of the year. The mall was anchored by a Marshall Field's, Sears, and Goldblatt's store. [ [http://www.villageofparkforest.com/index.php?submenu=Downtown&src=gendocs&link=DownTownHome&category=Downtown Village of Park Forest, Illinois 60466 (708) 748-1112 ] ]

Competition from a new larger indoor mall in nearby Matteson, Illinois in the early 1970s ultimately doomed Park Forest Plaza. The mall did survive until 1996 when Field's closed and Sears moved to Lincoln Mall.

The village has now converted what is left to a downtown area with local services, including retail stores, a banquet hall, a cultural arts center, a dance studio, a movie theater, a senior residential community and the Village Hall. Single-family homes are also being built on the outskirts of the downtown area.

See also

* Illinois Theatre Center

References


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